Illinois Senate President James "Pate" Philip said Thursday that a controversial provision in the Safe Neighborhoods Law, which made illegal possession of a firearm a felony, should not be restored next week when legislators try to put the law back into the state statutes. The General Assembly has been called back to Springfield to re-enact the law, which was ruled unconstitutional last week by the Illinois Supreme Court. But the DuPage County Republican's vehement... (GunPolicy.org)